Story 1: Crow Lost His Nose Part 1 Story

Question 1

Tsʼarkʼi lhu yenǹlį thʼäy

Answer 1

Crow wanted fish

Question 2

Ajù lhu chʼąr achʼį

Answer 2

He had no fish hooks

Question 3

Akûkaa tàgaa tànintlaǎ

Answer 3

So, he jumped into the river

Question 4

Akààkʼè nàlààt tsʼàn atʼàn

Answer 4

And then, he swam to a boat

Question 5

Dań lhu kaa yààdachʼar

Answer 5

People are fishing

Question 6

Kwalu chʼàr tsʼàn atʼàn

Answer 6

He swam to their hooks

Question 7

Akààkʼe kwalu chʼàr yènàʼį

Answer 7

Then he stole their hooks

Question 8

Ajù lhu k’ekinchʼą̀r thʼ äy

Answer 8

They didn’t catch any fish

Question 9

Lhu chʼàr shùthan yèkachʼį thʼäy

Answer 9

They had good hooks

Question 10

Tsʼarkʼi uyenàlį thʼäy ayet kwalu chʼàr

Answer 10

Crow wanted their hooks

Question 11

Kwalu chʼàr tsʼàn atʼàn

Answer 11

He swam to their hooks

Question 12

Adekʼààna lhaki keyànaʼį th’äy

Answer 12

Two boys saw him

Question 13

Kwalu chʼàr kàlhekinla

Answer 13

They pulled their hooks up

Question 14

Tsʼarkʼi sı̨̂ kèchʼą̀r thʼäy

Answer 14

They caught Crow’s nose

Question 15

Usı̨̂ kechʼą̀r yè keyàlǔ

Answer 15

They dragged him from his nose

Question 16

Akààkʼe usı̨̂ kààtthʼàt thʼäy

Answer 16

And then his nose fell off

Question 17

Adekʼààna lhaki mbuh tsʼàn nàkadatʼar

Answer 17

The two boys went back to the riverbank

Question 18

Usı̨̂ ke ʼą̀ą̀ thʼäy

Answer 18

They kept his nose

Question 19

Tsʼarkʼi mbuh käy tsʼàn nàdazhaa

Answer 19

Crow walked back to the river bank

Question 20

Kʼi chʼų̄ ǹʼą̀ą̀ thʼäy

Answer 20

He found birch bark

Question 21

Kʼi chʼų̀ yê dàsį naâsį

Answer 21

He made a nose with birch bark

Question 22

Ayettlʼįn kʼe tsʼu zê yè dànî atlây

Answer 22

After that he stuck it on his face with pitch